Nanette Newman
Biography
Nanette Newman is an English actress and author who has appeared in period films and television. Born in Northampton, she trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before making her first screen appearance at age eleven in a 1945 short. Her feature debut came as a teenager in Personal Affair. She acted frequently in films directed by Bryan Forbes, including Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964), The Whisperers (1967), Deadfall (1968), The Stepford Wives (1975) and International Velvet (1978). Among her other notable roles were The Wrong Box (1966) and The Raging Moon (1971), where she played a young woman in a wheelchair. She won the Evening Standard Film Award for Best Actress for International Velvet and received a BAFTA nomination for The Raging Moon. On television she appeared in Let There Be Love, and she has written children's and cookery books.
92years old
Turns 93 on May 29in 200 days
- Born Northampton
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 13
- Career span
- 40 years1960 to 2000
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First role
At 11 years old, Newman had her first screen appearance, in the 1945 short Here We Come Gathering: A Story of the Kentish Orchards.
Behind the camera
Nanette Newman has written six cookery books and thirty children's books. The Summer Cookbook earned her a Cookbook of the Year Award.
Nanette Newman movies on Netflix
Sir John Mills' Moving Memoriesas Himself
Restless Nativesas Passenger
International Velvetas Velvet Brown
The Stepford Wivesas Carol Van Sant
The Raging Moonas Jill Matthews
Captain Nemo and the Underwater Cityas Helena Beckett
The Madwoman of Chaillotas Irma
Deadfallas The Girl
The Whisperersas The Girl Upstairs
The Wrong Boxas Julia Finsbury
Seance on a Wet Afternoonas Mrs. Clayton
The Wrong Arm of the Lawas Valerie
The League of Gentlemenas Elizabeth
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Captain Nemo and the Underwater City1969 Adventure, Family, Sci-Fias Helena Beckett
IMDb rating 5.72.1K votes
Most often with
Bryan Forbes directed eight of these films. Gerald Sim appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Gerald Sim4 films together, 1964 to 1971
Gerald Sim's page The Raging Moon1971IMDb rating 6.9Newman as Jill MatthewsSim as Rev. Corbett
The Whisperers1967IMDb rating 7.1Newman as The Girl UpstairsSim as Mr. Conrad
The Wrong Box1966IMDb rating 6.7Newman as Julia FinsburySim as 1st Undertaker
Seance on a Wet Afternoon1964IMDb rating 7.5Newman as Mrs. ClaytonSim as Beedle
Michael Caine3 films together, 1963 to 1968
Michael Caine's page Deadfall1968IMDb rating 5.7Newman as The GirlCaine as Henry
The Wrong Box1966IMDb rating 6.7Newman as Julia FinsburyCaine as Michael Hubert Gregory Finsbury
The Wrong Arm of the Law1963IMDb rating 6.7Newman as ValerieCaine as Police Officer
Richard Attenborough3 films together, 1960 to 2000
Richard Attenborough's page Sir John Mills' Moving Memories2000IMDb rating 7.7Newman as HimselfAttenborough as Himself
Seance on a Wet Afternoon1964IMDb rating 7.5Newman as Mrs. ClaytonAttenborough as Bill
The League of Gentlemen1960IMDb rating 7.2Newman as ElizabethAttenborough as Lexy
Norman Bird3 films together, 1960 to 1971
Norman Bird's page The Raging Moon1971IMDb rating 6.9Newman as Jill MatthewsBird as Dr Matthews
The Wrong Box1966IMDb rating 6.7Newman as Julia FinsburyBird as Clergyman
The League of Gentlemen1960IMDb rating 7.2Newman as ElizabethBird as Weaver
Bryan Forbes3 films together, 1960 to 2000
Bryan Forbes's page Sir John Mills' Moving Memories2000IMDb rating 7.7Newman as HimselfForbes as Himself
Restless Natives1985IMDb rating 6.8Newman as PassengerForbes as Driver
The League of Gentlemen1960IMDb rating 7.2Newman as ElizabethForbes as Porthill
John Mills2 films together, 1966 to 2000
John Mills's page Sir John Mills' Moving Memories2000IMDb rating 7.7Newman as HimselfMills as Himself
The Wrong Box1966IMDb rating 6.7Newman as Julia FinsburyMills as Masterman Finsbury
Bryan ForbesDirector, 8 films, 1964 to 1978
All films by Bryan Forbes International Velvet1978IMDb rating 5.9Newman as Velvet Brown
The Stepford Wives1975IMDb rating 6.9Newman as Carol Van Sant
The Raging Moon1971IMDb rating 6.9Newman as Jill Matthews
The Madwoman of Chaillot1969IMDb rating 5.9Newman as Irma
Deadfall1968IMDb rating 5.7Newman as The Girl
The Whisperers1967IMDb rating 7.1Newman as The Girl Upstairs
The Wrong Box1966IMDb rating 6.7Newman as Julia Finsbury
Seance on a Wet Afternoon1964IMDb rating 7.5Newman as Mrs. Clayton
Also two films together7 more actors
- Peter SellersThe Wrong Box (1966) and The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
- John Le MesurierThe Wrong Box (1966) and The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
- Leonard RossiterDeadfall (1968) and The Whisperers (1967)
- Edith EvansThe Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) and The Whisperers (1967)
- Eric PortmanDeadfall (1968) and The Whisperers (1967)
- Tutte LemkowThe Wrong Box (1966) and The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
- Michael LeesThe Raging Moon (1971) and Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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